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Howdy everyone!, CalSol is at Maker Faire this weekend! If you’re at the event you can find us in the west lot on the far side, near a number of other electric vehicles, and a floating DeLorean! For the uninitiated, Maker Faire is an inspirational weekend of ingenuity and cool technology. Every year there are […]

Followers of CalSol, come and join us tomorrow at the the Bay Area’s premier consumer expo dedicated to hybrid, plug-in, ev and other high-tech, ecofriendly vehicles, the Green Drive Expo! We’ll be there to show Impulse, alongside many premiere auto manufacturer’s, including Toyota and Chevrolet. The exhibition is open from 10am until 5pm this Saturday,

The last two days of raycing, July 17th and 18th has been the third stage of the American Solar Challenge. This stage began in Ann Arbor Michigan and ended in Normal, IL. It has been quite the exciting trip, and as its the best place to begin, from the beginning. The day began beautifully. Ann

We have completed a total of 106 laps today, earning us a spot in the American Solar Challenge 2012! Keep following us on here and on Twitter for status updates on the American Solar Challenge.

The picture says it all. Passing scrutineering yesterday and fixing the little glitches in our array left Impulse in 100% working order and ready to fly onto the track this morning. Today has been a wonderful day with beautiful weather and everyone’s spirits are high with Impulse out on the track.

CalSol is back on the road again! Yesterday was our first day of six on our trip across the United States to our penultimate destination, Monticello, New York. The longest day of travel for us, we drove over 550 miles from Berkeley to our resting place for the night, a beautiful campground in Angel Lake

Recently CalSol was contacted by a group within CNET, and check out the results! We have been featured on CNETTV, as part of the pilot for their brand new show, Always On. Racing with the Sun Thanks to Molly and the crew at CNET!

Last time we spoke CalSol had just began its new semester along with a bevy of new goals. I’m happy to report that we are well on our way to achieving those! I’d like to thank everyone involved with Engineering 4 Kids (E4K). This was an event held last weekend in which a number of

Hello! It has been roughly two months since our last update and I’m sure you are curious as to what has happened in the meantime. It is my great pleasure to fill you all in! Starting with the biggest news, CalSol is attending the American Solar Challenge this summer! We will be raycing against a

A lot of people have been asking us to explain what exactly makes our car, Impulse, go. So Martin drew us a phenomenal comic about that very subject!